Zac Slade wrote: > On Tuesday 11 April 2006 01:34, Anthony E. Caudel wrote: > >>I sometimes have to add my user to a group. This of course doesn't take >>effect until I log out and back in. However, if I'm under X, I can't >>logout without first exiting X. >> >>So, I'm wondering if there is any way to re-log the user without exiting X? > > Not really. (please someone correct me if I'm wrong) > > However, if you are using a terminal to launch an application and using "bash > -l" for that terminal application then anything you start will show the new > group. > > If you are instead just launching from the applications menu in your desktop > (kde, gnome, blackbox) then you have to log out of X then log back in.
Maybe I'm not doing something right. From KDE's konsole, I invoked a new shell with "bash -l" and then ran "id" but it did not reflect the new group. Tony -- Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. -- Benjamin Franklin -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
